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“People always say, 'It's good to be a part of a something bigger than yourself,' but you already are. You're part of a huge thing. The whole of humanity. That's enormous. But you couldn't see it, so you pick, what? An organization? A culture? A religion? That's not bigger than you. It's much, much smaller!”
Ok, I finished it. But then I finished Infinite Jest, which was written three years earlier, so I figured if I could give David Foster Wallace the benefit of the doubt, I could do the s ...more
“People always say, 'It's good to be a part of a something bigger than yourself,' but you already are. You're part of a huge thing. The whole of humanity. That's enormous. But you couldn't see it, so you pick, what? An organization? A culture? A religion? That's not bigger than you. It's much, much smaller!”
Ok, I finished it. But then I finished Infinite Jest, which was written three years earlier, so I figured if I could give David Foster Wallace the benefit of the doubt, I could do the s ...more
A veeerrry loooong and convoluted sort of family history in which a young man search for his identity. I nearly dropped it at midway because I got so frustrated that it just seems to keep going and getting nowhere but the ending wasn't too bad especially when the meaning for the title was basically spelt out for me and light-bulb moment, yes!
The novel opens with Jasper Dean who is being imprisoned for whatever reason and to fill in his time, he thought to write of his father, Martin Dean, in whi ...more
The novel opens with Jasper Dean who is being imprisoned for whatever reason and to fill in his time, he thought to write of his father, Martin Dean, in whi ...more
Got this book for $2. How incredible is that! I love my uni bookshop.
Jul 08, 2010
Kasia Ela Wieczorek
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Really amazing book!!One of my favorites ever.
